West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-10
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
rfTE nHOoKLNN DIVINEs SUN.
DAY SERMON.
suhIcct "Nro wc pcIudcd -

~uhacct Are We pcludcd'r
rrSr 'Ir aad. bu a-ro,r, bright. p.
.Nh Hfl.F hr hotci tR ths
l.'. BIOL NK.. go
Two m.t.s 10 d,Iuation by which tho
NinF i Int1 lnn proposed o. lind out tho
w.iI uf Hni. H. t.uk lunIlo ot arrows
Ii. ilHu F,ther miAei them un then
IN.in .'. ih un. ana hy thn inscription on
t to .dci what ..tr te .h,uh first assault
lhcn hn animal Yves Slain. uud hv the boz hter
80 iaraer color oi the NVcr tho brighter or
iHf Ser rTnsUc OF sue.r.. was infCrrcd That
is Che Gaming Of thn trNt .lla made his
arrows bri tht Do enusIltel with images. he
looked Iu tho liver
Stu9ii delus.on And yct an tho arrs have
been h.lrd " on Ic'usions It srems n. M the
world loves o. d. hrodwiuke1. the demsion
'l re IeNt only specimen Of "a vast numtcr
ot de. rifF Irnrti. I'D upon the human race In
tno lnt'rr pert n thF last century johanna
Nouih.uto cam' forth. prrton ling 90 have
,lN.no power, Wnde rophe ce, had chapcls
euht in her honor aud one hundred
dis tplrs came forth O. follow her About
I'VE Years before the birth OF Chfi.t.
a oll1nius was born and he came forth.
aud hiter tive Nrar. h.ing .rh'o,s accord.
tng q tho tradition, be tralei the sick and
raised the deal AMI frCachcl virtue. nnd
acn rding o. thr m, th. having do,eassd wa 4
brought O. rrsurr elton
Tho phic Ora d. dc.o.vcd vast multi
ga tes of pcUfir tle lNthouess seated in tho
l"mple ni Apollo utterng crazy iarron
from VIII. N tho reople guosscd their indie
yidual or national fortunes or misiortunos
Inc utteIuuCCs were uf such nature that
you could rnd them any way YOU wanted
@ read them. A touofal going forth 40 hat.
tie, consulted Tho ntlphic Oracle. and no
wanted to find ont whctlor "a, was going 10
bo safe in "a battle or killed in tho battle
aud the answer came forth from the bclphir
Oracle iu such words that NJ Won Uut tho
comma before The wurl never 10 means
one thing, aud % You put the comma sftcr
lhe word mover, 10 means another thing.
Just opposite, Tho message from tho
Delphic Oracle o. the General was. eco
Ioithi return never in battle shalt
thou perish W ho was killed, that
/ was according o. the Dclrhc Oracle.
" he camo home safely that was according
% The bclphic oracle So the AN lent nugur.
les dc ivcd the people. The priests - those
augur as by the flight of birds or by the iu-
tonatiln ot thunder, or hy the inside appear.
Hnce q slain animals. told the FORTUNES ar
miIurtu Ies ot individuals or nations Tho
hbJ deceived the Te1I le. The sibyls were
supr' sd to be inspired by women who lived
IN cave and wrote the Sihyiline books after
ward purchased by TtrIuin th, Proud \,
laiea' the year lNti, "a man nrofs iu New York
! pretending 10 hc a divine being. ani plnyIny
ms part so well that wealthy merchants % l.
came lbs disciples and threw their fortunes
INTO MS dtscipleship And so iu nll nscs.
there have been uscromaucics iucautntiuns.
Nlthcihlts, or'crits, mag, al nrt-, enc rhnnt-
mont diNina ions and de.u ions Tho one
/ which has been transpiring iu nil ages of the
world. None Of these dclulOus accom-
pliShed any good They deceived tlev
/ P'upori"d tho lc9ple, they were as cruel ~
they were absurd They opane M hospitals.
tiey healed mo- wound, tley wip.l away no.
/ tears, they cmaur pat n no tcrfi1m
but there are those who say thlt all these
I deliNion' combine arc at nothing conn arrd
4 with the delu>ton now uhr,n in tho worll
/ the delusiun of the Chr sfian religion Thtt
/ deiusion has to-day over four hundred mil
/ lion dupcs. IL proposes to eucir d. the earth
win ITS girdIo. hat which hns been called
n delusion has already oyershad1wei tho
ApIa nclinn rang" on this side the san an
II has ovcrsha lowed the Balkan nnI Cnu
| casinu ranges on the oth'r sile OF fh. sea- m
mas conIucrcd In taud AMI the Unit "a
! states THIS champion Il lusion tbs hoax
this swiudle Of the age. a. IL has been cnlla.I
has gone forth 10 conquer the b. nnds of tho
facibc; the Melanasia and the Micronesia
ana MalaYan Polynesia have al caIy
surrendered q the delusion Yen IN bns
conquered th" Ind au Archips'aro. nnI R,r.
neo and Slmntra and Celobrs aud Jnvr hayo
fallen und'rits wilos In th' III Islands
wnere there are - 700 people. IOt.G 40 have
already b omo th dupos OF this Christian
/ religion, and iI things go uu as th.v a-e n,v,
gong on, nut n the iu'l Icueo o. this rront
d naIucinhtion oi the ages cannot 30 q .uroI
, ~ viii swallow tIr ll,1. Nuuro,fug. thap
that Christianity j tHe ic'uj o. OF tho cent?.
flcs, as some havo Ur.uIuurciit / pr1r.4.
his morning t1 show you what has beru ac-
compIshod by this chimorl, this fnilnrv. This
hoax th swiudic OF tbcnzos.
And boo the hrs. p'l.c I remark. flattbf
. dclus on Of tho Chri tan reIirIlu ba. mad.
Wo1derlul uusierUatiout of human rh r.
ncter. VIII gpd1Wu The nisls ~ any church
~ ,hrsiendom aud VII Gui on oIthor siIo
/ that aisle TIA 81 who wre once proHignfo
profanc, uucloun ~ speech anI uucIeau ~
action. drunken md lost But by thn Dowor
of this dclusion of tho Christian religion tbav
nave been mpl"t ly Transformed, aud now
T I HN .f.I u .... b. o..
/ loving and usoful Everybody rarr Che
/ change. JuIer ih' owcr of this great hnIIr-
clnatlau thcy huNo quit tho y former a.s.i.
/ c.at.-, ana whereas fhay once found their
chicf delight among th SCI who gamll.d
nnd sworc aud raced hD ses now fIey rnI
. thor chief Joy among those who 20 % nrnvcr
meetings md churcLcs. 30 cOmll. 10 Ia tho do
ln5i D.. Yea. their own fnUilics have notice
u the " q has noticed T. che children have
noticed 1ne money that went f1r rrirn now
goes Tor books and fOrcl thes n1d f0r q Iura
ton lie b. new man All who know him
Say there iaI teen wonderful change
' hhJ i8 thH fau .e NJ this chang This great
hluu 'iualou o' tho Christian reliy on There
Is ns ma Ia difference bstwo,u whatl Is now
ana what hc once wns. n7 between "a r.s. AMI
a nettle, as between dove aud "a vuIt1ro
as between day and night Tremendous de-
Admiral Tarragut. ons of the most al
muel mou OF the American navy. an .tv
b. anne ictim ~ This Christian da'usI Ia
giH' .hl'it NOT long hn ore hif NTH M
Long Branch De wa giving some fr.eu h. ap
account Di his ruUy Nfe IIa -nid. .'Wv
iathor went down iu behalf n fla Iu.frI
states Government tu Iut au emf % Aaron
Eurr's rebellion aat cabin I.g And
went along W. Oh h.u rUslI swear like nn
Oh salt cO lI gamble in o.rfy tt.le IN
KaWbhng. know Hil th. w.rkrIuo g flrre
Wh-n' that 'If1o abroad. One dag Ing fatho-
cleared everybody out 0f tIn cabin are..f
my ord locked thc door De- nd
baF" Whni nro Fou going t1 dY| MIlt
arc you going tn boz 'W.U.
.ald iath r, avn g0.ug Goo follow
thc fea Follow tlr sen aud b.. "a g.a.r
iul-eihpie drunken 1IiY.. kicked nuI ruTni
hDphl me WDH IanIui ~ u fo.ar ina faraIrr
hospital 'Oh' no. 7 eqd. fatbor. viii
not ie That J win trouI thr luhrtar-de.E au
command, "a youdo $50. David. mv rafhar
ad. mo. David. a uors.n that h4. vour
uln,i ,iIle. ond your bad hab VIII no IN
Litai tho tutricrde.k .k Dr command NJ
iather went Out aud shut iha du .rrfinr Iiri
ani said On u " VIII change d Will raIar
swear again / viii urvor drink na4fn ,.Ui
9eNer RaWtle again. and. gentlemen bg d.
qe'p OF God have Kept Those three vows ~
This time soon after that became Chris.
t.an, aud that decided my fate for time and
eternity
Another captive Of ths great Christian
dc.usiou Ihoro goo saul 0f Tarsus ou
horseback ~ FUN ga'lop Where b. h1 20
Iuw' 'Nn T'nef ROW ( nrIafrnnr r..rt. 49,.